The cancer incidence rate in Renfrewshire was around 9% higher in 2024 than a decade earlier, according to the latest figures from Public Health Scotland.
There were 1,366 new cases of cancer recorded in Renfrewshire in 2024, compared with 1,079 in 2014.
The European age-standardised rate was 708.7 cases per 100,000 people in Renfrewshire in 2024. This compares with 651.4 per 100,000 in 2014.
Age-standardised rates allow cancer incidence to be compared between different years while taking account of differences in the age of the population.
Of the 1,366 cancer cases recorded in Renfrewshire in 2024, 707 were among males and 659 were among females.
There were 177 cases of lung cancer in 2024, down from 213 in 2023.
Renfrewshire recorded 146 cases of colorectal cancer, compared with 155 the previous year.
There were also 226 breast cancer cases recorded in 2024, up from 215 in 2023.
Other figures for Renfrewshire in 2024 included 64 cases of malignant melanoma of the skin, 54 cases of head and neck cancer, 44 cases of bladder cancer and 43 cases of oesophageal cancer.
The figures for all cancers exclude non-melanoma skin cancer.
The latest Public Health Scotland statistics cover cancer diagnoses up to December 2024.
Separate figures highlighted by Macmillan Cancer Support show there continues to be a link between deprivation and cancer incidence across Scotland.
After adjusting for age, people living in the 20% most deprived areas of Scotland were 22% more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than those living in the 20% least deprived areas.
The age-standardised incidence rate in 2024 was 739.3 per 100,000 people in the most deprived areas, compared with 606.2 in the least deprived areas.
Peter Hastie, External Affairs Manager Scotland at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “It’s shameful that in 2026, we’re still seeing that people living in the most deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than those living in the least deprived areas. Worse still, we know someone’s experience of cancer can be made much worse simply because of who they are or where they live.
“As we’ve seen with today’s data, we need to grasp the nettle by ensuring all routinely published cancer data includes a breakdown for deprivation as standard. It’s only by understanding where people are getting left behind that we can tackle this inequity once and for all.”